TECH
TIP: The Start Menu  Part 3If you use Windows XP, you
can choose whether you want to use the Classic
StartMenu or the new
XP Start Menu. This Tech Tip will
show you how to customize the XP Start Menu.

Right-Click in the TaskBar and click on Properties.
Now click on the Start Menu tab.
Click on the round button next to
Start Menu. Now click on Customize.

There are 2 tabs  General and
Advanced. Click on the
Advanced tab. Here is a rundown of the
check boxes you may or may not want to check and
myrecommendations.
You dont have to follow them  they are just my
preferences.

Open submenus
when I pause on them with my mouse 
check it.

Highlight newly
installed programs  I do not check
this  I do not need new programs install to be
highlighted.

In the Start
Menu Items:

Control Panel 
checkonly Display as
menu

Enable dragging
and dropping  Check it

Favorites menu
- Check it if you want your
internet favorites to show up in the Start Menu.

Help and
Support - Check it if you want
to have access to this. Its pretty worthless 
I keep mine unchecked.

My Computer 
check Display as menu

My Documents 
check Display as menu

My Music 
check Display as menu

My Network
Places  You probably dont need this
one checked.

My Pictures 
checkDisplay as menu

Network
Connections  check
Display as Connect to menu (unless you
dont want this to show up at all).

Printers and
Faxes  check it

Run Command 
check it ( You may use it
someday)

Scroll Programs
 dont check it

Search 
Check it

Set Program
Access and Defaults  dont check it

System
Administrative Tools  checkDont display this item

List my most
recently opened documents  check it.

REMEMBER 
you can always go back and check or uncheck any
items you change your mind about.

Now click on the General tab.

Choose whether
you want LargeIcons
or SmallIcons
 I choose small icons

Choose the
number of programs on Start
Menu  I choose 30  thats the
maximum.

Internet  check it
and select Internet Explorer (if you use that
one)